In computing terms, the word virtual is defined as something that does not physically exist but appears to exist in software. Whether speaking of virtual...
For musicians and engineers dedicated to the Windows platform, an ultrarobust, top-shelf digital audio and virtual-instrument workstation is what you...
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Spain-based Ecler has a long-established reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality mixing consoles (most notable, its MAC line). Recently, the company...
In the past few years, the shelves of music stores have been inundated with all manner of MIDI-controller keyboards, mixing control surfaces and USB decks...
SONIC CHARGE TONIC 2.0 DRUM-MACHINE PLUG-IN The first update to the inaugural Tonic beatbox VSTi created by Magnus Lidstrm, best known for his work in...
When I first learned that I would be reviewing a new turntable, my initial reaction was to wonder not only why any company would try to add to an already-competitive...
During the past three years, Steinberg has been carefully assembling its own little virtual band, the members of which are all done rehearsing and finally...
Musical instruments are a lot like cars. Sure, a used Honda can take care of your basic transportation needs, but wouldn't life be so much better driving...
According to Hollywood mythology, early cinema was marked by a clear distinction: There were picture editors, and there were sound technicians. The two...
When I think back to my first studio where I was surrounded by an ominous wall of keyboards, sound modules and flashing lights I can't help but pat myself...
GENERAL VIBE VECTORSECTOR A PROPHET REBORN Several companies have released their own take on vector synthesis in the recent past, but none have paved...
Delay and echo are the oldest and most commonly used effects in modern recording. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that there exist more delay-based...
FABFILTER VOLCANO 1.1 FILTER PLUG-IN Amsterdam-based FabFilter got its feet wet programming filters with its 2004 release of One, a soft synth that forged...
Roland has a long history of technological innovation behind its name and, along with it, a blazing trail of trademarks that the industry has become accustomed...
DJ CD players have been an essential element of the modern DJ rig for years now, and in many instances, they have replaced acetates as the primary medium...
In the fall of 2001, a brand-new company came out of the blue (well, Berlin to be exact) and wowed just about every laptop-toting musician everywhere...
Long hailed as the holy grail of audio production suites, Digidesign Pro Tools has been an industry leader for quite some time, setting the benchmark...
Getting started with multitrack audio and MIDI recording used to be a fairly substantial undertaking that required thousands of dollars of hardware and...
Closed systems that require certain gear to be used with other certain (often expensive) gear have been the bane of musicians' already-poor existences...
Cakewalk's Project5 Version 2, in the words of the company's founder, blurs the boundary between studio and stage, and indeed it does. The program encompasses...
While many plug-in manufacturers out there are holding firmly to the analog tradition of virtual knobs and sliders, Elemental Audio Systems fully embraces...
Most musicians who work in the electronic realm probably don't concern themselves all that much with P.A. equipment. With so much synth and plug-in tweaking...
Literally dozens of DJ mixers are available in today's market, running the gamut from inexpensive, no-frills utilitarian mixers to the high-priced, full-featured...
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Moog Music Minimoog Voyager Rackmount Edition
